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Intensivists - Altoona, PA

We found 10 intensivists in Altoona, PA.

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Dr. Ian Nicholas Wilhelm, MD

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General Surgery, Critical Care

620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA

Dr. Ian Wilhelm practices general surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine) in Altoona, PA and Camp Hill, PA. He is a graduate of Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
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Dr. Simon D. Lampard, MD

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General Surgery, Critical Care

1701 12th Avenue, Altoona, PA

Dr. Simon Lampard works as a general surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine) specialist in Altoona, PA. He attended the University of Washington School of Medicine.
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Dr. Alan Joseph Kanouff, D.O.

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Adult Pulmonology, Adult Critical Care

800 Chestnut Avenue, Altoona, PA

Dr. Alan Kanouff is an Altoona, PA physician who specializes in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Miss Pamela Sue Caber, FNP

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Critical Care

620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA

Ms. Pamela Caber works as a critical care (intensive care medicine) specialist in Altoona, PA.
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Michael Zlupko

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Adult Pulmonology, Critical Care

800 Chestnut Avenue, Altoona, PA

Dr. Michael Zlupko, who practices in Altoona, PA, is a medical specialist in critical care (intensive care medicine) and adult pulmonology. Dr. Zlupko attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
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Joshua Daniel Allender

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Anesthesiology, Critical Care

5820 Oak Avenue, Altoona, PA

Mr. Joshua Allender's areas of specialization are anesthesiology and critical care (intensive care medicine); he sees patients in Altoona, PA.
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Dr. Shannon Ruth Kotch, MD

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Trauma Surgery, Critical Care

620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA

Dr. Shannon Kotch works as a trauma surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine) specialist in Altoona, PA.
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Rachel Lee Zimmerman, CRNP

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Critical Care

620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA

Ms. Rachel Zimmerman practices critical care (intensive care medicine) in Altoona, PA.
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Jennifer Harbaugh, RN

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Critical Care

620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA

Ms. Jennifer Harbaugh practices critical care (intensive care medicine) in Altoona, PA.
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Amanda Paterson

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Critical Care

620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA

Ms. Amanda Paterson works as a critical care (intensive care medicine) specialist in Altoona, PA.

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What is Critical Care?

Critical care, or intensive care medicine, is the delivery of medical care to patients whose illness or injury is so seriously life threatening that they would likely die without intervention. It usually takes place in ICUs or trauma centers. It is referred to as critical care in North America, while it is called intensive care or intensive therapy in the rest of the world. Specialists in this field are sometimes referred to as intensivists.

Critical care may encompass a broad variety of medical specialties in the efforts to save a patient's life. Critical care specialists must have a good knowledge of anesthesiology, surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, and other specialties. Besides their medical knowledge, intensivists must know a great deal about end-of-life issues, including ethics, advanced directives, and family counseling and bereavement.

Critical care is a relatively modern specialty, which developed along with ICUs beginning in the 1950's. It looks different from regular medicine, and it can be recognized by the presence of more nurses, more monitoring, more invasive monitors and procedures, and the presence of life-sustaining therapies such as mechanical ventilators and vasopressors.

Specialists in critical care frequently have to make urgent and complex decisions. They use their knowledge and skill to provide intensive care to the most fragile patients and do their best to save lives.